Chocolate Covered Cherries Recipe
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter or margarine, softened
2 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon milk
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
2 10-ounce jars maraschino cherries with stems, well-drained
1 12-ounce package semisweet chocolate pieces
2 tablespoons shortening
Line baking sheets with waxed paper. In a small bowl, cream butter,
confectioners' sugar, milk and almond extract. If the mixture is too soft, add
more sugar.
On a surface lightly sprinkled with confectioner's sugar, knead mixture into a
ball. With fingers, flatten 1 teaspoon of dough into a two-inch round. With a
flat metal spatula, lift the round; then mold it around a cherry to cover
completely (leave stem exposed.) Place on prepared baking sheet. Cover loosely
and refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.
Place the chocolate and shortening in a 2-cup glass measuring cup. Microwave on
medium 3-5 minutes, stirring once a minute until smooth.
Holding cherry stem, dip cherry into chocolate, making sure to cover cherry
completely and going 1/8-inch up stem. Shake off excess.
Place on waxed-paper-lined tray. Repeat with remaining cherries and chocolate.
With spoon, drizzle leftover chocolate over cherries. Place in refrigerator 15
minutes to set. Refrigerate, covered. Serve at room temperature.
Makes 3 dozen.
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